Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Montage du jour : La synagogue Chevra Kadisha
Vers 1914-2008 Construite en 1903, la synagogue Chevra Kadisha, fréquentée par les juifs d’origine Polonaise se trouvait autrefois sur la rue...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Photo du jour: Satan’s gas station
Gas station under construction at Beaubien Rosemont and Christophe-Colomb.
By Chris Erb -
Photo du jour: Vive la Commune!
Corner of St-Hubert and Faillon, Villeray.
By Chris Erb -
Photo du jour: Mikvah
St. Urbain near Fairmount. July 11, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
“Hampstead still hates the environment”
Back when areas like the Plateau were considered old, decrepit and nasty, rather than trendy and desirable, a number of affluent suburbs did all they...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Public underwear art battle on Thursday
WHAT? Lunchtime art battle against cancer WHERE? Victoria Square WHEN? Thursday, August 14th, between noon and 2:30pm An underwear-themed “art...
By Christopher DeWolf -
“Point de rencontre” in Cabot Square
WHAT? “Point de rencontre,” an artistic intervention in Cabot Square WHERE? Cabot Square, corner of Ste. Catherine and Atwater WHEN? August...
By Christopher DeWolf -
What to make of the Montreal North riots?
[youtube]uZ_kgFcFGy8[/youtube] Montreal is no stranger to riots. Over the course of its history, it has seen political riots, sports riots, nationalist...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Concrete and glass
Concordia’s EV building and an apartment building behind it. September 13, 2005
By Christopher DeWolf -
Our friend, Côte-de Liesse
I had an opportunity to spend some time on l’Autoroute de la Côte-de-Liesse on foot one rainy day last week. Don’t ask — just trust that I...
By Julie Fournier -
Incredible online map collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, started in the 1980s and digitized gradually over the last 10 years, now has over 18,000 maps available...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Strange shrine
Toronto just lost its beloved “graffiti tree” on Queen Street West, but we still have our… whatever it is. I came across this strange...
By Christopher DeWolf